Careful Movers
Legal name: Careful Movers Inc
A household-goods carrier based in Union City, CA with interstate operating authority, read from its federal filing, with the cost of a comparable move from our model.
- Fleet
- 14 trucks
- self-reported on the MCS-150
- Drivers
- 14
- interstate authority
- Registered since
- 2006
- 20 years on the register
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- no compliance review on file
In short
Careful Movers (USDOT 1464935) is a household-goods carrier with active interstate authority, based in Union City, CA and registered since 2006. Its filing lists 14 trucks and 14 drivers. It has no FMCSA safety rating. It had 24 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, 5 of 21 vehicle inspections ending with a truck put out of service.
Is Careful Movers licensed?
Careful Movers holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 1464935, MC553377), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
It has no safety rating on record in 20 years of registration (since 2006): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Careful Movers, and not a mark for it.
The filing reports 14 trucks and 14 drivers, and the registration dates from 2006.
The federal record
- USDOT number
- 1464935
- MC number
- MC553377
- Operating authority
- Interstate
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, general freight
- Fleet
- 14 power units
- Drivers
- 14
- First registered
- 2006
- Filing last updated
- October 23, 2025
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Annual miles reported
- 80,000
- Address
- 30481 Whipple Rd, Union City, CA 94587
- Phone
- (650) 595-8400
Snapshot September 24, 2026; the FMCSA link above is the live record.
Roadside inspections, last 24 months
Careful Movers had 24 roadside inspections in the last 24 months. 5 of its 21 vehicle inspections put a truck out of service (23.8%), above the 19.0% across all listed movers; 1 of 24 driver inspections took a driver off the road (4.2%, against 13.0%).
| Last 24 months | Careful Movers | All 4,462 inspected movers |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle inspections | 21 | 22,187 |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 23.8% (5 of 21) | 19.0% |
| Driver inspections | 24 | 38,069 |
| Driver out-of-service rate | 4.2% (1 of 24) | 13.0% |
Inspections with a violation, by FMCSA category
| Category (BASIC) | Inspections with a violation | Acute/critical finding, 12 months |
|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving | 3 | No |
| Hours of service | 3 | No |
| Driver fitness | 1 | No |
| Drugs and alcohol | 0 | No |
| Vehicle maintenance | 11 | No |
How Careful Movers operates, from its filing
- Where its drivers work
- 2 interstate beyond 100 air miles; 2 interstate within 100 air miles; 2 intrastate beyond 100 air miles; 8 intrastate within 100 air miles. Read plainly, it runs both: 4 on longer runs and 10 close to home.
- Commercial driver's licences
- None of the 14 drivers on its latest filing holds a CDL. A CDL is required to drive a truck rated over 26,000 lb, so on its own filing Careful Movers runs only trucks rated 26,000 lb or less.
- Trucks
- 14 power units on file (14 owned), all straight trucks.
- Miles driven
- 80,000 miles reported for 2024, about 5,714 per truck.
- Cargo declared
- Household goods, plus general freight, building materials, paper products and construction.
From the MCS-150 (October 7, 2026) · CDL rule: 49 CFR 383.5
Careful Movers against the 343 movers within 30 miles
75 of the 343 hold interstate authority and 5 carry a Satisfactory safety rating.
| Measure | Careful Movers | Median of the 343 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size (trucks) | 14 trucks | 1 | 8 of 343 |
| Years registered | 20 | 5 | 15 of 343 |
| Roadside inspections, 24 months | 24 | 0 | 7 of 343 |
Ranked among the listed movers within 30 miles, itself included; rank 1 is the largest, longest-registered or most-inspected, and ties share a rank. National figures: moving industry statistics.
What a move with Careful Movers should cost
Not Careful Movers's rates: what the published model says a comparable move from Union City costs, to judge a written estimate against.
Local moves in Union City: billed by the hour
A two-bedroom move in Union City: 2 movers × 5–7 hours × $44–$56 an hour, plus $75 travel, is $515 – $859.
| Home | Crew | Hours | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 2 | 2–3 | $251 – $411 |
| 1 bedroom | 2 | 3–5 | $339 – $635 |
| 2 bedrooms | 2 | 5–7 | $515 – $859 |
| 3 bedrooms | 3 | 6–9 | $867 – $1,587 |
| 4 bedrooms | 4 | 8–10 | $1,483 – $2,315 |
| 5+ bedrooms | 4 | 10–12 | $1,835 – $2,763 |
Hourly rates are scaled to California: hand movers there earn a median $21.50 an hour against $19.35 nationally (BLS, May 2025), so the model's national $40–$50 band becomes $44–$56 per mover per hour.
Long distance from Union City: priced by weight and miles
Full-service, transport only. From Union City, Los Angeles, CA is the nearest priced metro (≈ 379 mi) and New York City, NY the farthest (≈ 2,976 mi); ≈ marks estimated miles.
| To | Miles | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City, NY | ≈ 2,976 | $13,392 – $17,856 | $15,401 – $20,534 |
| Los Angeles, CA | ≈ 379 | $1,706 – $2,274 | $1,961 – $2,615 |
| Chicago, IL | ≈ 2,147 | $9,662 – $12,882 | $11,111 – $14,814 |
| Dallas, TX | ≈ 1,703 | $7,664 – $10,218 | $8,813 – $11,751 |
| Houston, TX | ≈ 1,891 | $8,510 – $11,346 | $9,786 – $13,048 |
| Washington, DC | ≈ 2,822 | $12,699 – $16,932 | $14,604 – $19,472 |
Other licensed movers near Union City
Nearest first, by ZIP-code distance from Union City.
Before you book Careful Movers
- 1
Ask whether it moves you under MC553377
Careful Movers can haul an interstate move under its own authority, MC553377. If the written estimate names a van line or another carrier, that company is the one legally responsible for your goods, so check its number too.
- 2
Ask about the 5 out-of-service orders
5 of Careful Movers's 21 vehicle inspections ended with a truck taken off the road (23.8%, against 19.0% for all listed movers). Ask what failed, whether it was fixed, and which truck would do your move.
- 3
Check the truck fits your home
No Careful Movers driver holds a CDL, so its trucks are rated 26,000 lb or less. For a three- or four-bedroom home, ask how many trucks or trips the estimate assumes; on an hourly job a second trip is paid time.
- 4
Judge the estimate against $515 – $859
The published model puts a two-bedroom local move in Union City at $515 – $859 and a two-bedroom move to New York City, NY at $13,392 – $17,856. A surveyed, written estimate from Careful Movers far outside that is a reason to ask what it includes.
Verify the record yourself: USDOT 1464935 on FMCSA SAFER ↗ · Licensing & Insurance ↗ · the six checks every mover should pass
Careful Movers: questions people ask
Is Careful Movers a licensed moving company?
Careful Movers holds active interstate operating authority on the federal register (USDOT 1464935, MC553377), so it may carry household goods across state lines under its own number.
How big is Careful Movers?
The federal filing reports 14 trucks and 14 drivers. Among the 343 listed movers within 30 miles of Union City it ranks 8 by size, against a median of 1 trucks.
What is Careful Movers' safety rating?
It has no safety rating on record in 20 years of registration (since 2006): a rating comes only from an FMCSA compliance review, and none is on file. That is not a mark against Careful Movers, and not a mark for it.
Has Careful Movers had roadside inspections?
It had 24 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, 5 of 21 vehicle inspections ending with a truck put out of service. Inspections are random roadside checks of the truck and driver; the full breakdown by FMCSA category is on this page and on the live FMCSA record.
How much does Careful Movers charge?
We do not publish any carrier's rates. Our model prices a two-bedroom local move in Union City at $515 – $859 (two movers, five to seven hours, plus travel) and a long-distance move to New York City, NY at $13,392 – $17,856, transport only. Use those ranges to judge the written estimate Careful Movers gives you after a survey.
Sources. FMCSA Motor Carrier Census entry for USDOT 1464935 (snapshot September 24, 2026) and Safety Measurement System; costs from the published model. Data last refreshed October 7, 2026. No payment for placement; a carrier corrects its record with the FMCSA.